Child&#39;s underwaist



Feb. 6, 1923,

E LASNER. CHILD'S UNDERWA l ST v F1 LED JULY 28, 1919.

WITNESSES Patented Feb. 6, 1923 ESTHER LASNER, or rrrirsnnnen, P NNSYL ANIA.

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Application filed July 28,

lowing is'a specification;

This invent-ion relates to a combination underwaist and garment supporter designed especially for infants and provided with means for securing and holding the napkin and hose, and with further meansfor'holding undergarments such as drawers and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a garment of this character which is simple, easy to put on and take off, easy to launder, which neatly fits the body, which is durable and which efliciently and securely holds the na kin and other undergarments:

n the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is an outside view of the garment spread open to as nearly flat position as it will assume, and Fig.2 is a similar view of the inside thereof.

The body portion of the garment is formed in three pieces, namely a front piece 1 and two side or rear pieces 2. By making the body in three pieces it can be fashioned or shaped to neatly fit the body of the infant. These pieces are so cut as to form armholes 3 and a neck opening 4:. The pieces are secured together by vertical lines of stitching 5, directly underneath the armholes 3, and invisible or similar seams 6, covered with reinforcement above the armholes uniting the parts which form the shoulder straps or bands.

The body is provided on its lower edge with four tabs, to-wit, a front tab 7,-two side tabs 8, one directly underneath each armhole, and a. rear tab 9. The cloth form-' ing the front portion 1 is extended downwardly to form the front tab 7, and said tab is reinforced by an additional piece 7 of the same size and shape as the tab, stitched thereto on the inside of the garment, and also stitched to the body portion by the horizontal seam 10. 'On the outside of the body, directly underneath the armholes, are reinforced strips 11 of considerable width, which cover the seams 5 and have their edges stitched to the body by smooth seams. These strips are extended downwardly below, the lower edge of the body to form the side tabs 8, which are reinforced by means of pieces 8 applied to the 1919. Serial No.'s1s,ses; I

inside and of the same size'and shape as the tabs, said piecesbeing stitched to the tabs 8, and also to the body-by horizontal lines of. stitching 12.- The strips or bands-11 there-fore serve the triple purpose of rein forcing the garment underneath the armholes, where the strains are heaviest, coveringthe seams 5, and forming the, tabs 8.

4 The rear tab 9 is formed of twopieces of fabric, stitched together, and secured to the lower'edge of the body at one side'there'o-f, I

by. a line of stitching 13, and project beyond said side'of the body,so that when the garmentis closed,ithis tabis overlapped by-the opposite side of the body; "It is secured to said'opposite side by means of a button1'4;

on the tab and 1a cooperating buttonhole 15 near the lower edge of the opposite side o'f theiibody. o

The free sidesofthe'body are'formed into I tening means, the means shown comprising buttons 16 at one side of the body, and cooperating buttonholes 17 on the other side wide hems, and provided with suitable fasmeans for the attachment of garment supporting buttons 20, which, like the buttons i 16, are fastened in place by loops of binding or tape, extending underneath the reinforcing band and secured in place by the latter. These buttons 20 are placed one at the front and one at each side, and provide means for securing drawers or other undergarments to the waist. The'lowermost of the buttons 16, at the rear of the garment when it is closed, serves the dual function of one of the buttons for securing the sides of the waist to gether, and also as one of the buttons for supporting an undergarment.

Preferably the tabs will be provided with eyelets 21, for receiving safety pins for securing the napkin and hose, which eyelets can be either holes with buttonhole stitching around their edges, or metal or other more rigid eyelets.

The top and bottom edges of the body and tabs, as well as the edges surrounding the s I arm holes have binding 22, of tape or braid stitched thereto in the usual way.

The garment has been described as closing in the back, but obviously it can be made to close at the front. In that case the integral tab 7 will be at the back and the over-v lapping tab 9 will be at the front.

The garment described is of simple construction, can be Very readily made, can be shaped so as to neatly fit the infants body, can be easily laundered, will securely hold the napkin and other garments in place, even upon a very active infant, and furthermore is very durable, being well reinforced at all points where the severe strains come.

I claim:

l. A waist having a main body portion comprising a strip of fabric having two opposite edges with cut out portions intermediate the upper and lower parts of said edges, two end portions each comprising a strip of fabric and each having an edge provided with a cut out portion intermediate the upper and lower portions of said edge, stitches forming a seam connecting one of said edges of said main body portion to the dge of one of said end portions above and relow their cut out portions and stitches lorming a seam connecting the other edge of said main body portion to the edge of the other end portlon above and below thelr cutout portions and seam covering reinforcing strips connected to the waist at both sides 1 forcing strip of fabric extending across said seam from a point intermediate the upper and lower edges of said waist to a point substantially below the lower edge thereof,-said reinforcing strip being connected to the waist on both sides of said seam and a sec- 1" 0nd reinforcing strip connectedto the first reinforcing strip below the lower edge of the waist and connected to the lower edge of the Waist on the other face of the waist.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

ESTHER LASNER,

Witness:

ALICE A.- TRILL. 

